"I've actually been sending messages being like, 'What's happening?" to writers, but I’m not getting anything, which is be a good thing because I’d be shouting from the rooftops, I’m just so excited," he says.įor specific spoilers, Newton could probably just up Quinn's book about Colin and Penelope, but has decided not to only read the book that corresponds to the season he's filming. "I was excited to see if there were any Easter eggs to find out what's happening in the future, but I actually have no idea," he says.įor now, Newton continues the effort. While filming Season Two, Newton tried to piece together when his character's relationship with Penelope would heat up, to no avail. This is feeling really real now,'" Newton says. "Getting to call to say we were confirmed to do seasons three and four was a real 'pinch me moment.' I never knew if we'd get to the point where we'd see Colin's story. When "Bridgerton" started filming, Newton didn't know if he would ever get his turn to fall in love, Regency style. Luckily, Newton will get to see Colin "wake up" eventually. Sometimes I want to shake him and say, 'Wake up!' See what's going on here." Occasionally, Newton gets impatient with Colin's inability to see Penelope as anything other than a trusted friend. (L to R) Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington, Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton in episode 208 of Bridgerton. But when the dismissal comes from him, it's even more painful.īridgerton. Colin's crime is not abject cruelty - it's overlooking and discounting Penelope, as so many other people do. Instead, long-suffering, she has to watch has he pursues a romance with her cousin, Marina Thompson, and blithely walks around ballrooms. She treasures their interactions, and is forever waiting to be seen by him "that way." While Penelope considers Eloise Bridgerton her best friend, she experiences a different ease with Colin. Penelope has already realized their relationship could evolve into something more than friendship. She really is a person he relies on," Newton says. It's almost like having your own like confession booth. As far as Colin's concerned, there's nothing put on. they talk about how they're feeling to each other. Already, that is evidenced by the quality of their conversations, which go beyond gossip (though Penelope is a pro at that), and toward their values. “When he has a moment alone with Pen, it feels like he’s been really himself," he says.Īmid the drama of the Bridgerton family, Penelope provides Colin with a sense of refuge, and creates a space where he can just be himself. Newton says their relationship is different than the "home" Colin feels when he's with his family - it's more like a sense of belonging. "She gives him a sense of that warm feeling that reminds him of home," Newton says. Newton, however, is more than happy to characterize how Colin feels about Penelope. Penelope and Colin's connection is evident, even if Colin isn't ready to put a name on it (psst, Colin: it's love!). "We're waiting for them to finally see what's in front of them." "What I love about my story is that I get to explore that through all the seasons with the same person," Newton says. In every one of Penelope’s blushes, in the scrawls Colin’s letters from abroad, in each ballroom interaction, one can find evidence of their connection. Unlike the other “Bridgerton” romances so far, which kick off in their season's first episode, Colin and Penelope’s has subtly begun. Though the romance has technically already started. Bridgerton," but the show changed the order. Each season, so far, is devoted to following the love story (and subsequent personal transformation) of one of the eight Bridgerton siblings.įirst came Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) and the Duke (Regé-Jean Page) in Season One in Season Two, Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) - the eldest, and most rakish, Bridgerton brother - met his match with the equally fiery Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley).Ĭolin, the third Bridgerton brother, gets his love story in the fourth book, "Romancing Mr. While deviating from plot points, the Shonda Rhimes-created series follows the same relationships established in Quinn's romance novels. "He genuinely doesn't think of her in a romantic sense," Newton says.īut it's only a matter of time before he changes his mind. More importantly, Colin doesn't see Penelope the way she sees him - yet.
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